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[17] Sort of Family Time

Bruce pretended to pin my arms behind my back as he marched me to Tony's room. As we got closer, I could hear Marie giggling.

"Princess Marie, you are a pleasant captive..." Tony chuckled. 

"And I've got my prisoner." Bruce said with a smile. Tony smirked at me, and showed me Marie, who was 'tied' to a chair by Tony's ties. 

"How dare you tie up the princess? What will you do to her now?" I asked, pretending to struggle. Bruce laughed softly, and Tony looked from Marie to me.

"Hmm....? Let's see..." ? Tony pondered, tapping his chin. Marie giggled silently, and Tony's eyes lit up. Oh dear, what's he going to do? Bruce looked at me with this cute confused look, and I shrugged. 

"I have something in mind that'll embarrass you're new parents, and make you laugh." Tony said mischievously. I eyed him curiously and nervously, and Bruce looked at Tony, and he gave off that frightened vibe. Tony chuckled and looked from me to Bruce to Marie.

"What are you going to do Uncle Tony?" Marie asked. I tried to shake my head at her to get her to stop, but Tony walked over and held my head in place.

"Stark, so help me God..." I mumbled before he spoke up.

"Marie, you are going to watch your new parents be lovey!" Tony announced. My eyes widened, and Bruce choked on air. 

""Eww!" Marie cried, a smile tugging at her lips.

"I'm with the kid on this one!" I said in a panic.

"Shut up, you'll love it." Tony laughed. I felt my face burn, and Bruce coughed nervously. Marie shut her eyes, and Tony let go of my head. Bruce 'let my arms go', and I sighed. 

"Stark, you're gonna get it." I mumbled. Tony chuckled, walked over to Marie, and started tickling her again, which made her open her eyes. Bruce put his arm around my waist, and I started to grow vines in my hands.

'Can we tie up both boys?' Floraa asked. 

'Sure, why not?' I answered. She seemed to smile, and one vine shot out at Tony's waist. It wrapped around him and pulled him away from Marie. Bruce stepped away from me a tiny bit to laugh, and the same vine wrapped itself around his waist as well. He gasped, and the vine tied the two boys together. It separated from my hand, and I walked over to Marie, untying her. She laughed at the sight of Tony and Bruce tied back to back, and we left the room.

"You can't leave us like this!" Tony said, struggling.

"Oh, but I already have. I'll be back in a few." I said sweetly.

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"Mommy, that was really funny." Marie giggled as Pepper entered the room.

"What was so funny?" Pepper asked Marie. She jumped up and smiled.

"I was kidnapped by Uncle Tony, and mommy was kidnapped by daddy. So, she got taken by daddy, and he brought her to Uncle Tony's room. He was tickling me, and he had me tied up. But, mommy saved me by tying Uncle Tony and daddy up!" She giggled. I smiled down at her, and Pepper laughed.

"Are they stilled tied up?" Pepper asked. 

"Pepper! Help us!" Tony's voice called out. The three of us fell into a fit of giggles, and Pepper and I went to Tony's room.

"Maybe you should stay like that..." She laughed. Bruce had fallen asleep, and Marie ran in. She clung to my legs, and I had the vines vanish. The guys fell over, and Marie squeezed my leg. Pepper giggled, and Marie let go of me. She walked over to Bruce as Pepper helped Tony up. She poked his arm gently, and he woke up. 

"Hey princess." He mumbled, sitting up and pulling Marie onto his lap. Tony smiled at them, and then at me.

"Nicely played." He laughed. I nodded and smiled back. Bruce stood, holding an upside-down Marie. She was laughing like loon, but that's how we spent our entire day, just laughing.

"It's time for bed, kiddo. It's eight thirty." Bruce said, flipping her right side up. Jesus, was it only that late? Bruce left the room, carrying Marie, and I followed him. My daughter, and I haven't seen her to bed yet. We entered the room, and Bruce set her on her bed. She sat upright, and I sat on the edge of her bed. She reached out and hugged me tightly, and I hugged her back. Bruce sat with us and took us both into his strong arms.

"Are you my new parents?" Marie asked us. 

"Only if you want us to be sweetie." Bruce whispered.

"I do want you to. You really love me." She whispered. At these words, we all embraced tighter.

"Of course we love you. Even if it's only been a week, you're more of our daughter than a stranger." I said. She smiled at me, and we all let go. Bruce and I got her into bed, kissed her goodnight, and went to our room. We both changed, averting our eyes from each other as we did so. After I was done, I sat on the bed and gazed out of the window.

"Do you want something to eat? I didn't realize how long you were tied up..." I said.

"I'm fine, but Tony's going to need a drink after that." Bruce said, sitting next to me. He wrapped an arm wround my waist, and pulled me closer. I rested my head on his shoulder, and he kissed the top of my head.

"She really loves us." He mumbled, tracing circles on my side. I sighed happily, and he smiled at me. I looked up at him and kissed him softly on the lips. I felt him kiss back gently, and he placed his other hand on my cheek. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer. Thank god Tony wasn't here to watch, or make Marie watch. Bruce's hands left my side and face, and they lifted me onto his lap. I pulled away from him and smiled as I ran my fingers through his hair. He seemed to lean into my hand, and I laughed lightly.

"What's so funny?" He asked me, looking up at me.

"Nothing out of the ordinary." I whispered before kissing him softly. He kissed me back, picked me up from his lap, and lay me on the bed. He lay next to me, and kissed my cheek, and practially kissed all over my face.

"You're beautiful..." He whispered, making me blush. He pulled me closer, and I set my head on his chest.

"Don't forget how I wanna wake up in the morning." He teased me. I nodded, and shifted into the position we were in earlier in the morning.

"Goodnight gorgeous."

"Dont' give me nicknames. I can't think of one for you." I whispered. He chuckled, and kissed the top of my head.

"Don't worry about it. Anyways, goodnight Cynthia."

"Goodnight Bruce."

And he turned out the light.